ORDINANCES 


OF  THE 


CORPORATION  OF  GEORGETOWN, 


FROM 


JANUARY  1863,  TO  JANUARY  1863, 


WITH 


A TABLE  OF  CONTENTS 


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Printed  by  order  of  the  Corporation. 


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WASHINGTON: 

R.  A.  WATERS,  PRINTER. 
1863. 


ORDINANCES 


OF  THE  » 


CORPORATION  OF  GEORGETOWN, 


FROM 


JANUARY  1802,  TO  JANUARY  1801, 


WITH 


A TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


Printed  l>y  order  of  tlie  Corporation:. 


WASHINGTON  : 

R A.  WATERS,  PRINTER. 

1863. 


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ORDINANCES 

B0QK3TACKS  OEE1CE 

OF  THE 

CORPORATION  OF  GEORGETOWN, 


A RESOLUTION  regulating  a Police  Magistrate,  ami  fixing  his  salary. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com ~ 
mon  Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  on  the 
first  Monday  in  January  next,  and  annually  thereafter,  there 
shall  be  elected  one  police  magistrate,  whose  compensation 
shall  be  three  hundred  dollars  per  annum,  payable  monthly 
by  the  Clerk  of  the  Corporation,  and  the  above  compensation 
shall  be  in  lieu  of  all  costs  or  other  charges  against  the  Cor* 
poration. 

Resolved,  further,  That  the  police  magistrate  shall  collect 
all  fines  and  judgments  made  by  him,  after  the  passage  of 
this  resolution,  and  pay  them  over  to  the  Clerk  of  the  Cor- 
poration as  collected,  and  settle  his  accounts  with  the  Clerk 
monthly,  before  the  payment  of  his  salary,  and  upon  the  fai- 
lure so  to  do,  the  Clerk  shall  report  him  to  the  Corporation, 
who  may  declare  the  office  vacant  and  elect  another  in  his 
stead. 

Resolved , further,  That  the  police  magistrate,  before  en- 
tering upon  his  duties,  shall  execute  a bond,  to  be  filed  with 
the  Clerk,  in  the  sum  of  five  hundred  dollars,  for  the  faithful 
discharge  of  ^he  duties  of  his  office ; and  the  said  police  ma- 
gistrate shall,  in  the  event  of  his  sickness  or  temporary  ab- 
sence from  town,  have  power,  and  it  shall  be  bis  duty,  to  ap- 
point some  other  magistrate  to  act  in  his  ph  ce  during  suck 
sickness  or  temporary  absence. 

Resolved,  further,  That  all  laws  inconsistent  with  this 
resolution  be,  and  they  are  hereby,  repealed. 

Approved  January  4,  18G2,  • 


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A RESOLUTION  instructing  the  Committee  representing  the  interests  of 
of  this  City  before  Congress. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  cf  Georgetoxvn,  That  the 
committee  representing  the  interests  of  this  city  before  Con- 
gress be,  and  they  are  hereby,  instructed  to  endeavor  to  have 
our  charter  so  amended  as  to  ena  le  the  Corporation  to  col- 
lect the  water  tax  levied  by  this  Corporation,  and  to  enforce 
the  payment  of  taxes  without  requiring  the  collector  for  taxes 
on  real  estate  to  search  for  personal  property  if  found  within 
the  town. 

Resolved , That  this  Corporation  consider  the  above  amend- 
ments of  vital  importance  to  the  interests  of  this  city,  and 
they  earnestly  urge  upon  our  committee  to  obtain  them,  if 
possible,  this  present  session. 

Approved  January  4,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  for  the  relief  of  the  Poor. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  and  instructed  to  ad- 
vance to  the  order  of  the  treasurer  of  the  Union  Benevolent 
Society  three  hundred  dollars,  for  the  purchase  of  fuel  for 
the  suffering  poor  of  this  town,  upon  the  substitution  by  the 
Trustees  of  the  Corcoran  Charity  Fund  an  equal  amount  of 
coupons  of  city  of  Memphis  bonds. 

Approved  January  4,  18G2. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  W.  II.  Fletcher  nn'I  others 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  arid  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  to  the  order  of 
W.  H.  Fletcher  one  hundred  and  eighteen  dollars  and 
twenty-eight  cents,  in  full  of  bill  dated  March  21,  1801  ; 
and  to  the  order  of  W.  II.  Chamberlain,  three  dollars  and 
fifty  cents  for  his  bill  dated  December  5,  1861  ; and  to  the 


order  of  Jenkin  Thomas,  seven  dollars  and  sixty  cents,  for 
bill  to  November  11,  1861. 

Approved  January  4,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  certain  person  therein  named. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the 
Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  to  pay  to  the  order  of 
W.  R.  Collins,  surveyor,  twenty-eight  dollars  for  services 
rendered  per  bill  of  December  13,  1861  ; to  the  order  of  A. 
Falconer  the  sum  of  thirty-two  dollars  and  fifty  cents,  as  per 
order  ofN.  Callan,  clerk  of  Levy  Court;  and  to  the  order  of 
P.  iShoemaker  the  sum  of  twenty-two  dollars  and  twenty- 
seven  cents,  as  per  order  of  N.  Callan,  clerk  of  Levy  Court. 

Approved  January  4,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  in  regai d to  Aqueduct  street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  <f  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
Commissioner  of  Public  Buildings  be  respectfully  requested 
to  bring  before  the  committees  of  Congress  on  the  District 
of  Columbia  the  subject  of  the  completion  of  Aqueduct  street 
by  authority  of  Congress. 

Approved  January  4,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  instructing  the  Congressional  Committee. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  arid  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the 
Mayor  and  the  Committee  now  representing  the  interests  of 
this  town  before  Congress  are  hereby  instructed  to  respect- 
fully represent  to  Congress  the  very  peculiar  necessity  which 
exists  at  this  time  for  a continuance  of  the  gas  lights  on 
Bridge  and  High  streets,  in  consequence  of  the  presence  of 
the  army  and  the  immense  number  of  wagon  trains  which 
throng  those  streets  almost  every  hour  of  the  night,  and  which 


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are  liable  to  collisions  with  other  vehicles  which  are  passing 
at  the  same  time — collisions  which  it  is  hardly  possible  to 
avoid,  even  during  the  day;  also,  to  make  known  to  Con- 
gress that  large  numbers  of  dangerous  persons  have  been  at- 
tracted here  by  the  army,  and  against  whose  outrages  it 
would  be  impossible  to  guard,  should  these  main  avenues  of 
the  town  be  left  in  total  darkness. 

Approved  February  8,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  ef  certain  persons  and  Trustee  of  the  Foor  and 
Work  House. 

Revived  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  (he  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the 
Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorised  to  pay  to  the  order  of 
T.  II.  Newman,  for  expenses  of  watch-house  to  31st  Decem- 
ber, 1861,  the  sum  of  ten  dollars  and  fifty  cents;  to  the 
order  of  John  A.  Grimes,  for  coal  had  at  watch-house,  ten 
dollars;  to  the  order  of  C.  Myers  & Son  six  dollars  and  fifty  / 

cents,  for  coal,  same  purpose  ; to  the  order  of  W.  D.  Wallach, 
one  hundred  dollars  and  forty-two  cents,  for  bill  of  advertis- 
ing to  December  27,  1861  ; to  the  order  of  John  A.  Smith, 

Clerk  Circuit  Court,  Washington  County,  eight  dollars  and 
ninety  cents;  and  to  the  order  of  Thomas  Knowles,  Trustee 
of  the  Poor  and  Work  House,  five  hundred  and  thirty  dollars 
and  eighty-one  cents,  to  cover  the  expenditures  of  the  Poor 
and  Work-house,  for  the  quarter  ending  31st  December, 

1861. 

Approved  February  8,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  fixing  the  salary  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Corporation. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  from 
the  first  day  of  January,  1862,  the  annual  salary  of  the  Clerk 
of  the  Corporation  shall  be  twelve  hundred  dollars  for  his 
services  as  Clerk  and  Treasurer  of  the  Corporation,  and  one 
hundred  and  fifty  dollars  for  his  services  as  Secretary  to  the 
Board  of  Aldermen,  payable  monthly. 


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Resolved,  That  any  law?  of  this  Corporation  inconsistent 
with  this  resolution  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby,  repealed. 
Approved  February  8,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  relating  to  the  Market  1 1 ©use. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  in  ad- 
dition to  the  stands  used  for  the  sale  of  vegetables  in  the 
market  house,  there  is  set  apart  the  followings  viz:  that  part 
of  the  market  house  under  the  shed  north  of  the  main  entrance 
thereof,  and  along  the  street  gutter,  t wenty- four  feet  by  three, 
to  be  divided  into  three  stands,  eight  by  three  each,  and  to 
be  numbered  respectively  C,  D and  E.  Said  stands  not  to  be 
occupied  by  any  permanent  fixtures  ; and  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  Clerk  to  sell  said  stands  at  auction  on  the  first  Satur- 
day in  April  next. 

Approved  February  8,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  tbe  Small-pox. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
committee  on  Congressional  affairs  be  requested  to  call  the 
attention  of  Congress  to  the  fact  that  the  small-pox  is  no yf 
increasing  in  our  town  to  an  alarming  extent,  owing  to  the 
close  proximity  of  tbe  smail-pox  Government  hospital  to  our 
town,  and  that  Congress  be  requested  to  provide  some  reme- 
dy in  this  state  of  affairs,  both  in  the  way  of  providing  a hos- 
pital for  patients  and  also  the  necessary  attendants,  of  nurses 
and  physicians. 

Approved  February  8,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  John  J.  McQui'lIan,  ami  for  another  purpose. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon, Council  of  the  Corporation , of  Georgetown,,  That  tin? 


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Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  John  J.  McQuillan  ninety  dollars 
in  full  for  his  bill  for  burying  small-pox  paupers  to  January 
1,  18t)2,  inclusive. 

Resolved,  That  all  diseased  small-pox  paupers  shall  he 
buried  in  the  grounds  of  the  poor  and  work  house,  and  no  bill 
will  be  paid  by  this  Corporation  unless  the  bodies  are  buried 
there. 

Approved  February  8,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  Water  Stock. 

Resolved  by  the  Bvard  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  to  pay  the  interest  on 
the  water  stock  out  of  the  general  fund,  the  amount  so  paid 
to  be  replaced  to  the  credit  of  the  general  fund  so  soon  as 
water  taxes  are  collected  and  paid  over  by  the  Collector. 

Approved  February  8,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  Small-pox. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  for  the 
purpose  of  providing  medicines,  provisions,  &c.,  for  destitute 
persons  afflicted  with  the  small  pox,  the  sum  of  one  hundred 
dollars  is  hereby  appropriated,  to  be  paid  by  the  clerk,  to  the 
order  of  the  Mayor,  upon  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  February  8,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  appointing  a Commissioner  to  represent  the  Stock  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown  in  the  Chesapeake  and  Ohio  Canal  Company. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
Mayor  of  Georgetown  be,  and  he  is,  hereby  appointed  to  rep- 
resent the'  stock  of  the  Corporation  at  any  [meeting  of  the 
stockholders  of  the  Chesapeake  and  Ohio  Canal  Company. 

Approved  February  8,  1862. 


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A RESOLUTION  instructing  the  Congressional  Committee. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the 
Mayor  and  the  Committee  now  representing  the  interests  of 
this  town  before  Congress  are  hereby  requested  to  use  their 
best  exertions  to  secure  the  repeal  or  suspension  of  the 
law  of  Congress  which  prevents  the  issue  of  Corporation  and 
bank  notes  of  denominations  less  than  five  dollars. 

Approved  February  8,  1862. 

A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  the  Collector  of  Taxes. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the  Col- 
lector of  Taxes  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  instructed  to  enforce 
immediate  payment  of  all  over-due  taxes  charged  to  him  on 
the  books  of  the  Corporation,  by  distress  and  sale  of  prop- 
erty. 

Resolved , That  the  Clerk  of  the  Corporation  report  to  the 
Boards  at  their  next  meeting  the  taxes  paid  over  to  him  since 
the  1st  of  January  last,  specifying  the  kind  of  tax,  and  month- 
ly thereafter,  during  the  present  year. 

Approved  February  8,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  William  Whelan,  and  discontinuing  certain 

Pumps. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  William  Whelan,  one  hundred  and 
ninety-four  dollars  and  ninety-six  cents,  in  full  of  his  bill  of 
repairs  of  hydrants,  from  October  1,  1861,  to  January,  1862, 
and  charge  the  same  to  the  Water  Fund. 

Resolved , That  the  repairs  of  all  pumps  where  water  mains 
are  laid  and  hydrants  erected,  be,  and  the  same  shall  be, 
discontinued  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  resolution. 

Approved  February  8,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  discontinuing  a Bridge  Keeper  at  Little  Falls  Bridge. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and.  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
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office  of  bridge  keeper  at  the  Little  Falls  Bridge  be,  and  the 
same  is  hereby,  discontinued  from  and  after  the  passage  of 
this  resolution,  and  until  otherwise  ordered. 

Approved  February  8,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  Joseph  F.  Birch  and  Henry  Reaver. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  Joseph  F.  Birch,  twenty-five  dol- 
lars, for  his  bill  of  coffins  for  paupers,  to  July  30,  1861,  in- 
clusive, and  to  Henry  Reaver,  for  his  bill  of  costs  to  Decem- 
ber 31,  1861,  twenty-seven  dollars  and  eighty-three  cents. 

Approved  February  8,  1862. 


R RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  James  F.  Essex 
Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  James  F.  Essex,  one  hundred  and 
eighty  dollars,  for  livery  of  Corporation  horse  from  January 
1,  1861,  to  January  1,  1862. 

Approved  February  8,  1862, 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  Joseph  W.  Marl!. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  Joseph  W.  Marll,  fifty-seven  dol- 
lars, in  full  of  his  bill  for  repairs  of  pumps,  dated  April  23, 
1861. 

Approved  February  8,  1862. 


AN  ORDINANCE  laying  a General  and  Special  Direct  Tax  for  the  year 
1862,  and  providing  for  the  collection  thereof. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and 
Board  of  Common  Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown, 


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That  there  shall  be,  and  is  hereby,  levied  a direct  tax  of 
sixty-five  cents  on  each  and  every  hundred  dollars  of  the  as- 
sessed value  of  real  and  personal  property  liable  to  taxation 
as  the  same  shall  stand  assessed  and  valued  on  the  books  of 
assessment  of  the  Corporation  now  in  the  hands  of  the  As- 
sessors; and,  also,  there  shall  be,  and  hereby  is,  levied  an 
additional  special  tax  of  five  cents  on  each  and  every  hundred 
dollars  of  the  assessed  value  of  real  and  personal  property  as 
the  same  shall  stand  valued  and  assessed  on  the  books  afore- 
said, excepting  in  both  instances  public  burying  grounds, 
the  Female  Orphan  Asylum,  and  houses  of  public  religious 
worship ; and  the  Clerk  of  the  Corporation  is  hereby  direc- 
ted to  keep  separate  accounts  of  the  receipts  and  expenditures 
of  the  general  and  special  direct  taxes  hereby  levied,  and  to 
apply  the  latter  according  to  the  provisions  of  an  act  of  Con- 
gress entitled  “An  act  authorizing  the  corporate  authorities 
of  Georgetown  to  impose  additional  taxes,  and  for  other  pur- 
poses,M approved  March  2,  1855,  and  to  no  other  purpose 
whatever;  and  he  is  hereby  directed  Vo  account  annually  to 
the  Corporation  for  his  application  of  the  same. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  each  of  the 
taxes  hereby  levied  and  imposed  shall  be  collected  by  the 
collector  appointed  by  the  two  Boards  of  the  Corporation  in 
joint  meeting  on  the  first  Monday  in  January,  1860;  and  in 
two  weeks  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance  the  Clerk  of 
the  Corporation  shall  make  out  and  deliver  to  the  Collector 
the  taxes  hereby  levied  in  two  separate  tax  lists.  The  said 
Collector  shall,  within  fifteen  days  after  he  shall  have  receiv- 
ed them,  make  out  an  account  of  each  of  the  taxes  hereby 
chargeable  on  all  real  and  personal  property  under  this  ordi- 
nance, and  shall  within  the  period  aforesaid  deliver  the  same 
respectively  to  the  proprietors  of  said  property  if  he,  she,  or 
they  be  a resident  within  the  town,  and  demand  payment 
thereof;  and  whenever  any  proprietor  shall  be  a non-resi- 
dent, he  shall  deliver  the  said  accounts  respectively,  in  the 
case  of  real  property,  to  the  tenant  or  occupant  of  the  lot  or 
lots  on  which  the  same  is  chargeable,  if  such  property  be  let 
or  occupied,  and  in  case  of  personal  property  to  the  person 
or  persons  in  whose  use  or  possession  it  may  be,  and  demand 
payment  thereof  from  such  tenant  or  occupant,  or  possessor, 
in  the  same  manner,  and  within  the  same  period. 


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Sec.  3.  And  be  it  ordained , That  in  every  instance  in 
which  either  of  the  taxes  under  this  ordinance  shall  be  un- 
paid by  the  first  Monday  in  November  next,  the  said  Collec- 
tor is  hereby  authorized  and  required  to  proceed  to  enforce 
payment  of  the  said  taxes  by  distress  and  sale  of  any  per- 
sonal property  belonging  to  the  person  properly  chargeable 
with  the  taxes  hereby  levied  wherever  found  within  the  town, 
and  if  there  be  none  such,  then  by  distress  and  sale  of  such 
personal  property  as  may  be  found  on  the  premises  chargeable 
with  said  taxes,  except  such  property  as  the  act  of  Congress 
extending  the  jurisdiction  of  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  the 
District  of  Columbia  exempts,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Collector,  before  he  sells  any  personal  property  so  distrained, 
to  give  twenty  days  public  notice,  by  putting  up  a notice  at 
the  Town  House  and  at  the  Market  House,  and  also  serving 
one  on  the  party  whose  goods  are  distrained,  if  to  be  found 
by  him  within  the  town,  of  the  time  and  place  of  sale,  and 
the  amount  of  each  of  the  taxes  herein  levied  due,  and  for 
which  distress  is  made. 

Sec.  4.  An  i be  it  ordained , That  where  there  is  no  per- 
sonal property  liable  as  aforesaid  for  the  payment  of  either 
of  the  taxes  hereby  chargeable  on  any  lot  or  lots,  or  parts  of 
lots,  whether  the  same  be  the  property  of  a resident  or  non- 
resident proprietor,  and  if  the  said  taxes  be  unpaid  on  the  day 
before  mentioned,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Collector,  and 
is  hereby  required,  to  enforce  the  payment  of  such  taxes  by 
the  sale  of  such  lot  or  lots,  or  parts  of  lots,  or  so  much  there- 
of as  may  be  necessary;  and  the  course  of  his  proceedings  shall 
be  as  follows:  He  shall  advertise  the  property,  when  owned 
by  persons  residing  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  for  public  sale 
in  some  newspaper  published  in  Georgetown,  or  if  there  be 
none  such,  then  in  a Washington  newspaper;  and  when  the 
property  is  owned  by  a person  or  persons  not  residing  in  the 
District  of  Columbia,  also  in  the  National  Intelligencer  and 
an  Alexandria  newspaper,  once  a week  for  twelve  successive 
weeks  previous  to  the  day  of  sale;  in  which  advertisement 
shall  be  stated  the  time  and  place  of  sale,  the  number  of  lot 
or  lots,  or  parts  of  lots  of  ground  intended  to  be  sold,  the 
value  thereof,  and  the  amount  of  each  of  the  taxes  due  and 
owing  thereon;  also,  the  names  of  the  persons  to  whom  the 
same  are  respectively  assessed,  and  if  before  the  day  of  sale 


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advertised  as  aforesaid,  the  owner,  his  or  her  agent  or  attor- 
ney, shall  not  pay  the  amount  of  each  of  the  taxes  hereby 
levied,  with  all  costs  thereon  assessed,  the  said  Collector  shall 
sell  the  said  lot  or  lots  or  parts  thereof,  or  as  many  as  may 
be  necessary  to  pay  said  taxes,  for  cash,  to  the  highest  bid- 
der; and  a certificate  shall  be  issued  by  the  Collector,  setting 
forth  that  such  person  is  the  purchaser,  and  the  amount  paid 
by  him.  And  if,  at  or  before  The  expiration  of  twelve  months 
from  the  day  of  sale,  the  owner  shall  not  appear  and  pay  to 
the  Collector,  the  Mayor,  or  the  purchaser,  the  amount  of 
each  of  said  taxes  hereby  levied,  and  costs,  and  each  of  said 
taxes  accruing  subsequent  to  sale,  and  ten  per  cent,  interest 
on  the  purchase  money,  it  shall  and  may  be  lawful  for  the 
Mayor,  and  he  is  hereby  required,  at  the  expiration  of  said 
time,  to  convey  the  title  in  fee  simple  of  said  property  to  the 
purchaser,  by  deed,  under  his  hand  and  seal  of  the  Corpo- 
ra t on. 

Sec.  5.  And  be  it  ordained , That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  Collector  regularly  to  pay  over  to  the  Clerk  of  the  Cor- 
poration the  money  by  him  from  time  to  time  collected,  in 
vii  tue  of  the  ordinance,  in  manner  prescribed  by  the  ordinance 
regulating  the  Collector’s  bond,  and  for  other  purposes,  ap- 
proved (jth  June,  1829,  and  at  every  such  payment  to  furnish 
the  Clerk  with  a list  of  the  several  persons  from  whom  such 
collections  have  been  made,  with  the  amount  collected  from 
each,  and  of  each  of  the  taxes  hereby  levied  separately;  and 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Clerk  to  record  the  said  list  in  a 
book  to  be  kept  by  him  for  that  purpose,  and  the  Collector 
shall  settle  a final  account  of  his  collections  by  virtue  of  this 
ordinance,  with  the  said  Clerk,  by  the  first  day  of  Jan- 
uary next,  in  default  of  which  the  Collector  shall  be  reported 
by  the  Clerk  to  the  Recorder  lor  suit,  and  shall  be  sued  forth- 
with, for  any  deficiency  not  paid  over,  and  be  chargeable  with 
interest  on  the  same,  from  the  said  last  mentioned  day,  in 
w’hich  account  shall  be  allowed  as  commission  for  his  services 
at  tho  rate  of  three  per  cent,  on  the  monies  by  him  collected, 
and  paid  over  to  the  Corporation. 

Sec.  6.  And  be  it  ordained , That  where  either  of  the 
taxes  hereby  levied  are  due  from  the  same  person  on  more 
than  one  lot  or  lots,  or  parts  of  lots,  and  the  said  lot  or  lots 
or  parts  of  lots,  shall  be  offered  for  sale  as  aforesaid,  it 


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Bhall  be  the  duty  of  the  Collector  to  advertise  and  sell,  for 
the  sum  of  the  two  taxes  due  on  the  whole  number  of  lots 
or  parts  of  lots  at  the  same  time,  but  to  sell  no  more  of 
said  lots  or  parts  of  lots  than  may  be  sufficient  to  raise 
the  whole  amount  of  the  sum  of  the  taxes  hereby  levied 
and  in  arrear  and  due,  with  the  expenses  of  the  collection 
thereof,  which  shall  include  but  one  execution  fee  ; which  fee, 
with  all  the  other  expenses  of  distress,  advertisement,  and 
sale,  shall  be  raised  and  paid  out  of  the  property  sold,  in  the 
same  manner,  and  at  the  same  time  that  the  sum  of  both  the 
taxes  herein  levied  are  raised  and  paid. 

Sec.  7.  And  be  it  ordained , That  the  Collector  in  every 
instance  of  distress  of  personal  property  for  the  taxes  hereby 
levied  under  this  ordinance,  and  whether  or  not  he  shall  make 
a sale,  be  authorized  to  charge  for  his  cost  and  trouble,  as 
well  the  fee  of  one  dollar,  as  a commission  of  five  per  cent 
on  the  amount  of  the  taxes  in  arrear,  to  be  included  and  recov- 
ered in  like  manner  with  the  taxes,  and  as  an  expense  inci- 
dent thereto.  And  in  every  case  of  advertisement  of  real 
property  for  sale  for  the  said  taxes  in  arrears,  and  whether 
or  not  a sale  shall  be  made,  the  said  Collector,  in  addition  to 
the  fee  of  one  dollar,  shall  be  allowed  to  charge  for  his  cost 
and  trouble  a commission  of  two-and-a-half  per  cent,  on  the 
amount  of  the  sum  of  both  the  taxes  hereby  levied  and  in  ar- 
rear, to  be  included  and  recovered  in  like  manner  with  the 
said  taxes  in  arrear,  and  as  an  expense  incident  thereto. 
And  in  no  future  case  of  distress  of  personal  property  for 
the  taxes  herein  levied  shall  it  be  required  of  the  Collector 
to  give  personal  notice  thereof  to  any  other  owner  than  such 
as  resides  within  the  limits  of  the  town,  and  have  actual  pos- 
session of  the  property  distrained  at  the  time  of  such  distrain, 
any  ordinance  of  this  Corporation  to  the  contrary  notwith- 
standing. And  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Collector  at  the 
appointed  time  of  closing  his  collections  to  report  to  the  Cor- 
poration a list  showing  the  names  of  the  persons  in  arrear  for 
each  of  the  taxes  herein  levied,  the  amount  due  by  each,  re- 
spectively, together  with  a statement  of  the  cases,  and  amounts 
of  charges  made  by  him  under  the  provisions  of  the  ordi- 
nance. 

Sec.  8.  And  be  it  further  or  dained}  That  the  Collector  be, 
and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  and  directed  to  allow  a discount 


of  ten  per  centum  on  all  the  taxes  levied  under  the  aforegoing 
ordinance,  paid  to  him  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  April 
next;  and  the  sum  of  eight  per  centum  on  all  sums  of  said 
taxes  paid  to  him  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  July  next; 
and  the  sum  of  six  per  centum  on  all  said  taxes  paid  to  him 
on  or  before  the  first  of  October  next. 

Approved  February  8,  1862. 


AN  ORDINANCE  levying  a Gas  tax  for  the  year  1862. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of 
Common  Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That 
there  shall  be,  and  hereby  is,  levied  a direct  special  tax  of 
fifteen  cents  on  each  and  every  hundred  dollars  of  the  assess- 
ed value  of  real  and  personal  property  liable  to  taxation,  as 
the  same  shall  stand  valued  and  assessed  on  the  books  of  as- 
sessment of  the  Corporation  now  in  the  hands  of  the  Asses- 
sors, to  constitute  a gas  light  fund;  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby 
directed  to  keep  a separate  account  of  his  receipts  and  expen- 
ditures of  this  special  tax,  and  to  apply  his  receipts  under 
this  tax  to  pay  the  expense  of  lighting  the  streets  of  the  town 
with  gas,  which  has  occurred,  or  may  hereafter  he  incurred, 
and  to  no  other  purpose  whatever. 

Approved  February  15,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  certain  person®. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen , and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  E.  M.  Linthicum  & Co.,  twenty 
dollars  and  forty-one  cents ; to  the  order  of  F.  & A.  Sehnie- 
der,  eleven  dollars  and  twenty-five  cents,  for  branding-irons 
for  the  use  of  the  Inspector  of  Salted  Provisions;  to  W.  H. 
Chamberlain,  five  dollars  and  seventy-five  cents,  as  per  bill 
of  December  14,  1861;  to  the  order  of  W.  EL  Tenney, 
thirty-six  dollars  and  sixty  cents,  as  per  bill  of  6th  February, 
1862  ; and  to  Pilchard  Ballinger,  twenty-three  dollars  and 
eighteen  cents,  as  per  bill,  to  December  8,  1861. 

Approved  February  15,  1862. 


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A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  the  late  Collector  of  Taxes. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Comicil  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
Recorder  be  instructed  to  bring  suit,  at  the  next  term  of  the 
Circuit  Court,  against  C.  F.  Shekel!  and  his  sureties,  for  all 
general  and  special  direct  taxes  charged  against  him  on  the 
books  of  the  Corporation. 

Approved  February  15,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  W.  Godey,  and  others. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  to  pay  to  the  order  of 
W.  Godey,  the  sum  thirteen  dollars  and  twenty-five  cents,  for 
bill  of  ice  furnished  to  soldiers  at  Forrest  Hall,  as  per  bill  of 
October  31,  1861 ; and  to  the  order  of  Dickson  & King,  sixty 
dollars  and  thirty-seven  cents,  for  bill  of  fuel  furnished  the 
Corporation;  and  to  W.  R.  Collins,  five  dollars,  for  services 
as  Surveyor. 

.Approved  February  22,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  relating  to  the  Market  House. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  requested  to  have  placed  at  the 
north  entrance  of  the  Market  House,  a suitable  hydrant  for 
washing  and  cleansing  the  Market  House,  and  the  sum  of  one 
hundred  dollars,  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  is 
hereby  appropriated  to  pay  the  expense  thereof. 

Approved  February  22,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  William  H.  Fletcher. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
sum  oi  five  hundred  and  sixty-five  dollars  and  eighty-one 


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cents,  is  hereby  appropriated  to  be  paid  to  the  order  of  W.  IL 
Fletcher,  for  work  and  material  furnished  on  the  streets  of  the 
town,  from  June  15,  to  September  23,  1861. 

Approved  February  22,  1862. 

A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  Richard  Ballinger. 

Resolved  by  the * Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  oj  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Greorgetown , That  the 
sum  of  seventy-six  dollars  and  seventy-five  cents,  be  paid  to 
the  order  of  Richard  Ballinger,  in  full  for  his  bill  of  repairs 
of  pumps  to  December  31,  1861. 

Approved  February  22,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  for  the  relief  of  George  L.  Sherwood. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board,  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Greorgetown , That  the 
fines  imposed  by  H.  Reaver,  J.  P.,  on  George  L.  Sherwood, 
be,  and  they  are  hereby  remitted,  provided  said  Sherwood 
pay  the  cost. 

Approved  February  22,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  School  taxes. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldeimen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Greorgetown , That  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Corporation  to  charge  the 
Collector  of  taxes  with  the  school  taxes  for  the  year  1861, 
and  each  year  thereafter,  as  assessed  by  the  Assessors,  and 
to  take  his  receipt  therefor. 

Resolved , further , That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  judges 
of  election  of  each  precinct  to  return  to  the  Clerk  the  day 
after  each  election,  the  names  of  all  persons  voting  whose 
names  are  not  on  the  poll  lists,  which  taxes  shall  also  be 
charged  to  the  Collector. 

Resolved,  further,  That  the  Clerk  shall  keep  in  a book  to 
be  kept  for  that  purpose,  a list  of  all  persons  subject  to  a 
school  tax,  and  shall  not  report  to  the  judges  of  election  any 
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person  as  having  paid  his  school  tax,  who  has  not  paid  his 
school  taxes  for  1861,  and  all  subsequent  school  taxes,  nor 
shall  the  Collector  furnish  any  person  with  a receipt  for 
school  taxes  for  1862  or  any  subsequent  year,  until  all  pre- 
vious school  taxes  charged  to  such  persons  are  paid — com- 
mencing with  the  year  1861, 

Approved  March  22,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  certain  Claims. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown ) That  the 
Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  to  pay  to  the  order 
of  the  judges  of  election  in  the  1st,  2d,  and  4th  precincts, 
eighteen  dollars  for  room  rent  at  the  late  election  ; to  the 
order  of  T.  A.  Lazenby  nine  dollars  and  fifty-four  cents  for 
articles  furnished  for  the  Watch-house,  per  bill  of  December 
17th;  to  the  order  of  Messrs.  Magruder  & Stone  for  fuel 
furnished  to  the  Orphans’  Court,  as  set  forth  in  the  order  of 
N.  Callan,  clerk  of  the  Levy  Court,  dated  31st  January, 
1862,  fourteen  dollars  ; to  the  order  of  G.  B.  Barnard  & Co. 
twenty-seven  dollars  and  eighty-seven  cents  for  oil  for  the 
Vigilant  engine,  furnished  in  the  year  1861  ; and  to  the  or- 
der of  G.  B.  Barnard  & Co.  sixty-nine  dollars  and  forty-nine 
cents  for  lamp  glass,  &c.,  furnished  in  the  year  1861 — this 
last  amount  to  be  charged  by  the  Clerk  to  the  gas  fund. 

Approved  March  22,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  Claims  of  the  Assessors  and  others. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  M.  V.  Buckey  for  his  services  as 
assessor,  thirty-eight  dollars;  to  the  order  of  G.  W.  Beall 
for  his  services  as  assessor,  thirty  dollars ; to  the  order  of 
Waters  & Hunt,  for  printing  handbills  and  poll  lists  in  Oc- 
tober and  November,  1861,  twenty-seven  dollars;  to  the  or- 
der of  Joseph  Libbey  & Son,  for  lumber  furnished  the  Cor- 
poration from  March  6th  to  August  27th,  1861,  twenty- 


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seven  dollars  and  twenty-five  cents  ; and  to  the  order  of 
Joseph  Libbey,  for  lumber  furnished  the  Corporation  and 
scow  hire  at  Bridge  street  bridge,  from  September  2 to  No- 
vember 9,  1861,  forty-two  dollars  and  seventy-three  cents. 

Approved  March  22,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  making  an  appropriation  for  Lighting,  Cleaning,  and 
Sweeping  the  Market  House. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Gfeorgetown , That  the 
sum  of  one  hundred  dollars  be,  and  same  is  hereby  appro- 
priated, to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk  to  the  order  of  the  Market 
Master,  for  lighting,  cleaning,  and  sweeping  the  market 
house  for  the  year  1862.  # « 

Resolved,  further f That  the  sum  of  twenty  dollars,  or  as 
much  thereof  as  is  necessary,  be,  and  is  hereby  appropriated 
for  whitewashing  the  market  house,  on  the  presentation  of 
the  proper  vouchers  to  the  Clerk  of  the  Corporation  by  said 
Market  Master. 

Approved  March  22,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  High  Street  Wharf. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Gfeorgetown,  That  the 
Mayor  be  requested  to  make  such  enquiry  as  will  enable 
him  to  inform  the  Councils  in  regard  to  the  occupancy  and 
use  of  the  town  property  at  the  termination  of  High  street. 

Approved  March  22,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  Doctor  I.  S.  Lauck. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Gfeorgetown , That  the 
Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  Dr.  I.  S.  Lauck,  fifty  dollars,  for 
one  year’s  services  in  vaccinating  the  poor  of  the  town,  up  to 
March  25,  1862. 

Approved  March  29,  1862. 


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A RESOLUTION  granting  certain  privileges  to  Joseph  F.  Birch  and  Wil- 
liam Emmert. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Geor get  own.  That  permis- 
sion be,  and  hereby  is,  granted  to  Joseph  F.  Birch  and  Wil- 
liam Emmert  to  construct  a sewer  leading  from  their  premises 
on  Bridge  street,  across  the  said  street  and  along  the  line  of 
Jefferson  street,  to  the  canal;  provided  the  above  named 
parties  shall  not  obstruct  the  travel  while  the  work  is  being 
done,  and  shall  leave  the  street,  when  the  sewer  is  finished, 
in  a good  condition ; and  provided  further,  that  no  other 
persons  shall  be  allowed  to  tap  or  use  said  sewer  without  the 
consent  of  the  parties  .aforesaid  and  their  assigns ; Provi- 
ded further,  That  all  damage,  resulting  at  any  time  hereafter 
to  the  streets  of  the  town  from  said  sewer,  shall  be  repaired 
by  the  owners  of  said  property,  or  at  their  expense,  and 
proper  agreements  to  this  effect  shall  be  entered  into  by  said 
parties,  under  direction  of  the  Recorder,  before  said  work 
shall  be  commenced. 

Approved  April  5,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  William  Forsyth  and  L.  H.  and  G.  C.  Schnie- 

der. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  William  Forsyth,  for  plats  of 
survey  and  profiles,  &c.,  of  High  street,  per  bill  of  March 
27,  1862,  sixty  dollars  ; and  to  the  order  of  L.  H.  & G.  C. 
Schnieder,  for  lamp  tubes  and  lamp  cocks  furnished  in  Sep- 
tember and  November,  1861,  twelve  dollars,  and  that  the 
Clerk  is  hereby  directed  to  charge  the  amount  last  named  co 
the  gas  tax. 

Approved  April  5,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  expenses  of  the  Poor  and  Work  house  for  the  first 
quarter  of  1862,  and  other  claims. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  (he  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the 


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Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Poor  and  Work 
House  six  hundred  and  seventy-nine  dollars  and  sixty-three 
cents,  for  the  expenses  of  the  institution  for  the  quarter  en- 
ding March  31,  1862 ; to  the  order  of  J.  J.  McQuillan  sixty 
dollars,  for  the  burial  of  paupers  who  died  from  small-pox  in 
Janaury  and  March,  1862  ; and  to  the  order  of  Robert  Boyd 
forty-one  dollars,  for  repairs  of  gas  lamps  in  1861,  and  that 
the  Clerk  charge  the  amount  last  named  to  the  gas  fund. 

Approved  May  10,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  to  rebuild  a portion  of  the  fence  of  the  Poor  and  Work 
House  grounds. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  and  instructed  to  re- 
ceive proposals  from  three  or  more  carpenters  of  this  town, 
for  rebuilding  that  portion  of  the  inclosure  fence  of  the 
grounds  of  the  Poor  and  Work  House  which  runs  parallel 
with  High  street,  in  a plain  and  substantial  manner,  and 
that  he  award  the  contract  for  said  work  to  the  lowest  com- 
petent bidder  for  the  same. 

Approved  May  10,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  fixing  the  salary  of  the  Market  Master. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  on  and 
after  the  first  day  of  January,  1862,  the  salary  of  the  Market 
Master,  shall  be  two  hundred  dollars  per  annum. 

And  be  it  further  resolvedfSAi&t  all  resolutions  inconsistent 
with  this  are  hereby  repealed. 

Approved  May  10,  1862, 


RESOLUTIONS  in  relation  to  the  damage  to  streets  and  roads  from  trans- 
portation of  army  supplies,  &c. 

Whereas  in  consequence  of  the  extraordinary  travel  over 
the  streets  and  roads  of  our  town,  during  the  last  twelve 
months,  by  Government  wagons,  &c.,  the  wear  and  tear  of 


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the  same  has  been  of  so  serious  a character  as  to  demand  our 
most  earnest  attention : 

And  whereas  the  generous  assumption  by  Congress  of  the 
repair  of  roads,  &c.,  leading  to  Washington  City,  injured 
through  a similar  agency,  prompts  us  to  appeal  for  assistance 
to  place  our  thoroughfares  in  as  good  condition  as  they  were 
prior  to  their  use  by  the  Government : Therefore  be  it 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgeloivn , That  our 
Congressional  committee  be  authorized  to  earnestly  press  this 
subject  upon  the  attention  of  Congress  for  the  purpose  of 
procuring  an  appropriationTor  the  repair  of  our  streets  and 
roads  thus  injured. 

Resolved , further , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby, 
authorized  and  instructed  to  have  prepared,  by  some  compe- 
tent person,  immediately,  an  estimate  of  the  cost  of  repairing 
said  damage  to  our  streets  and  roads;  and  that  he  enclose 
copies  of  said  estimate  with  copies  of  these  resolutions  and 
transmit  the  same  to  the  chairman  of  the  respective  Commit- 
tees on  the  District  of  Columbia^  in  the  Senate  and  House  of 
Representatives  of  the  United  States. 

Approved  May  24,  1862. 

A RESOLUTION  for  the  repair  of  certain  streets. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Greorgetown , That  the 
sum  of  three  hundred  dollars,  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be 
necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  to  be  ex- 
pended, under  the  direction  of  the  Mayor,  on  the  repair  of 
High  street  from  Eighth  street  to  the  Corporation  line,  the  re- 
pair of  Bridge  street  from  Fayette  to  the  Little  Falls  Bridge; 
also  for  the  repair  of  such  gravelled  streets  in  the  town  as 
require  it. 

Resolved , further , That  the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars 
be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  for  the  repair  of 
broken  places  in  the  paved  streets  and  gutters  of  the  town ; 
and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  directed  to  pay  the  above  sum  . to  the 
order  of  the  Mayor,  upon  the  production  of  the  proper 
vouchers. 

Approved  May  24,  1862. 


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A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  J.  W.  Hilleary  and  E.  Sherwood. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
fines  imposed  on  J.  W.  Hilleary  and  E.  Sherwood  by  Justice 
Reaver,  the  parties  fined  having  misapprehended  the  law 
regulating  the  market,  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby,  remitted ; 
provided  the  said  parties  pay  the  costs. 

Approved  May  24,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  H.  B.  Walker, 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  H.  B.  Walker  twelve  dollars  and 
fifty  cents  for  repairs  of  Paper  Mill  Bridge,  as  per  his  bill  of 
May  9,  1862,  and  charge  one  half  of  said  amount  to  the  Levy 
Court  of  Washington  County,  D.  C. 

Approved  May  24,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  William  Whelan. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  William  Whelan  one  hundred  and 
sixty-four  dollars  and  sixty-five  cents,  in  full  of  his  bill  from 
January  1,  1862,  to  April  1st  inclusive,  and  that  the  same  be 
charged  to  the  water  fund. 

Approved  May  24,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  for  cleaning  the  Watch-house. 

Resolved  by  the  Bjard  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  T.  H.  Newman  ten  dollars  for 
whitewashing  and  cleaning  the  Watch-house,  and  for  washing 
blankets  for  the  same,  upon  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  May  24,  1862. 


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A RESOLUTION  providing  for  a repair  of  the  Town  House. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the 
sum  of  twenty  dollars  is  hereby  appropriated  for  repairing  the 
chimneys,  guttering,  spouting,  &c.,  of  the  Town  House,  and 
that  the  Clerk  pay  the  same  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor,  upon 
proper  vouchers. 

Resolved , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is,  hereby  requested 
to  have  the  first  and  second  stories  of  the  Town  House  paint- 
ed with  three  coats  of  paint,  and  he  invite  proposals  for  the 
same  from  three  of  the  painters  of  the  town. 

Approved  May  24,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  providing  for  the  purchase  of  hose  for  the  use  of  the 
Market  House. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the 
sum  of  seventy-five  dollars  be,  and  the  same  is,  hereby  ap- 
priated  for  the  purchase  of  hose  and  fixtures  for-the  use  of 
the  Market  House ; and  the  Clerk  pay  the  same  to  the  order 
of  the  Mayor  upon  proper  vouchers. 

Resolved , That  u a resolution  relating  to  the  Market 
House,”  approved  February  22,  1862,  be,  and  the  same,  is 
hereby  repealed. 

Approved  May  24,  1862. 


AN  ORDINANCE  extending  the  time  for  the  collection  of  one  moiety  of  the 

Water  Tax. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of 
Common  Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the 
collector  of  that  portion  of  the  water  tax  levied  and  im- 
posed by  the  Corporation  by  “An  Ordinance  authorizing  the 
distribution  of  the  Potomac  water  through  the  city  of  George- 
town,” approved  May  9,  1859,  for  the  year  1861,  be,  and  is 
hereby,  extended  for  two  years,  so  as  to  fall  due  on  the  ,1st 
day  of  July,  1863,  and  that  portion  for  the  year  1862  be  ex- 
tended for  two  years,  so  as  to  fall  due  on  the  1st  day  of  July, 
1864, 


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Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  collector  ap- 
pointed by  the  Corporation  to  collect  the  taxes  levied  and 
imposed  by  this  Corporation,  be,  and  he  is  hereby  instructed, 
in  all  cases  where  a lot,  or  lots,  or  part  thereof,  is  at  the  in- 
tersection of  any  two  streets,  to  demand  and  collect  on  one 
hundred  feet  only,  on  any  said  lot,  or  lots,  or  part  thereof. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  when  any  lot, 
or  lots,  or  part  thereof,  at  the  intersection  of  any  two  streets, 
shall  change  owners,  and  be  subdivided,  then  any  portion  of 
said  lot,  or  lots,  or  part  thereof  not  on  the  intersection  of 
any  two  streets,  shall  be  subject  to  the  provision  of  the  ordi- 
nance approved  May  9, 1859,  in  relation  to  water  distribution, 
and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  collector  to  collect  the  water 
tax  imposed  by  that  ordinance,  allowing  the  extension  of  time 
granted  in  this  ordinance. 

Approved  June  7,  1862. 


AN  ORDINANCE  supplementary  to  an  Ordinance  Regulating  the  Keeping 
of  Swine,  approved  March  13,  1858. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of 
Common  Council  of  the  Corporation  of  G-eorgetown , That 
no  swine  shall  be  permitted  to  go  at  large  within  the  limits 
of  this  Corporation,  except  during  the  months  of  June,  July, 
August,  and  September,  under  the  penalty  as  prescribed  in 
the  ordinance  to  which  this  is  a supplement. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  on  and  after  the 
1st  day  of  January,  1863,  that  no  person  or  housekeeper  shall 
keep  more  than  one  hog,  or  pig,  under  penalty  of  one  dollar 
each  day  for  each  hog,  or  pig  so  kept,  to  be  recovered  as  fines 
usually  are,  or  by  a forfeiture  of  all  such  surplus  animals. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Clerk  of 
the  Corporation,  be,  and  he  is  hereby  directed  to  pay  to  the 
order  of  the  3d  precinct  Sergeant  Metropolitan  Police  all  ne- 
cessary expenses  in  enforcing  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance, 
and  the  ordinance  to  which  this  is  a supplement. 

Sec.  4.  Be  it  further  ordained , That  so  much  of  the  “or- 
dinance regulating  the  keeping  of  swine  within  the  limits  of 
this  Corporation/’  approved  March  13,  1858,  as  is  inconsis- 
tent with  this  ordinance,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 

Approved  June  7,  1862. 

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A RESOLUTION  making  an  appropriation  to  lay  a Flagway  across  Valley 

street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
sum  of  sixteen  dollars,  or  as  much  thereof  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, be,  and  the  same  is  hereby  appropriated,  to  lay  a flag- 
way across  Valley  street,  on  the  north  line  of  West  street. 

Approved  June  7,  1862. 


AN  ORDINANCE  inralation  to  the  collection  of  Taxes. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of 
Common  Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Creorgetown , That  all 
taxes,  of  whatsoever  kind,  heretofore  levied  by  this  Corpora- 
tion and  yet  uncollected,  shall  be  collected  by  the  collector  or 
collectors  thereof,  in  strict  conformity  with  sections  five,  six 
and  eight  of  an  act  of  Congress  entitled  “ An  act  to  authorize 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  in  the  District  of  Columbia, 
to  lay  and  collect  a water  tax,  and  for  other  purposes/  * ap- 
proved May  21,  1862. 

Sec.  2 And  be  it  further  ordained , That  so  much  of  any 
ordinance,  resolution,  or  any  part  thereof,  as  is  inconsistent 
with  this  ordinance,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  repealed. 

Approved  June  7,  1862. 


AN  ORDINANCE  amending  an  ordinance  respecting  nuisances,  approved 
April  30,  1808. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  in 
section  five  of  “An  ordinance  respecting  nuisances, ” ap- 
proved April  30,  1808,  the  words  “inhabitants  thereof/'  be, 
and  are  hereby,  stricken  out,  and  the  word  “ neighbors”  sub- 
stituted in  their  stead. 

Approved  June  7,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  W.  W.  McMullen. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  G ' eorgetown,  That  the 


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Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  directed  to  return  to  W.  W. 
McMullen  a pistol  forfeited  by  him  for  a violation  of  a law 
of  this  Corporation. 

Approved  June  7,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  for  the  repair  of  the  Bridge  on  Market  street  crossing 

the  canal. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common 
Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of 
forty  dollars,  or  as  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and 
the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  to  be  paid  b y the  Clerk  to 
the  order  of  the  Mayor  for  the  repair  of  the  bridge  on  Market 
street,  crossing  the  canal,  upon  the  presentation  of  proper 
vouchers,  certified  by  him,  that  said  work  has  been  properly 
and  satisfactorily  done,  and  that  the  same  be  charged  to  the 
canal  company. 

Approved  June  7,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  J.  A.  Smith,  Clerk. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Greorgetown „ That  the 
Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  J A.  Smith,  clerk  of  the  Circuit 
Court,  seven  dollars  and  eighty-one  cents,  for  his  bill  of  costs 
from  January  to  October,  1861,  inclusive. 

Approved  June  7,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  providing  for  liming  the  streets  of  the  town. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the 
sum  of  one  hundred  dollars,  or  as  much  thereof  as  may  be 
necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated,  to  be 
paid  by  the  Clerk  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor,  for  liming  the 
streets  of  the  town. 

Approved  June  7,  1862. 


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RESOLUTIONS  RESPECTING  THE  OATH  OF  ALLEGIANCE  The 

Corporation  of  Georgetown  on  Wednesday  evening  passed  the  following 

resolutions,  which  were  approved  by  the  Mayor  this  morning : 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Greorgetown , That  Brig. 
Gen.  Wadsworth  be  requested  to  issue  an  order  revoking  all 
licenses  granted  by  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  until 
each  person  holding  such  license  shall  have  taken  a proper 
and  stringent  oath  of  allegiance;  and  when  the  license  is 
h >ld  by  a firm  each  individual  member  of  the  firm  shall  be 
required  to  take  the  oath;  and  the  same  oath  shall  be  requir- 
ed of  all  renters  of  stalls  and  benches  in  and  at  the  market- 
house,  and  of  all  persons  doing  any  mechanical  or  manufac- 
turing business  who  sell  their  own  goods;  and  of  every  cler- 
gyman before  he  can  solemnize  any  marriage,  of  any  lawyer 
before  he  can  practice  in  any  Court  in  this  District,  and  of 
any  physician  before  he  can  practice  in  this  District;  and  of 
each  and  every  school  teacher,  male  or  female,  and  all  bank- 
ers and  bank  officers;  and  that  any  of  the  named  classes  of 
persons  who  shall  violate  such  oath  by  uttering  any  treason- 
able or  traitorous  language,  or  shall  in  any  way  countenance 
the  present  rebellion  by  word  or  deed,  shall,  upon  conviction 
before  any  Justice  of  the  Peace,  be  prohibited  from  transact- 
ing any  business  pursuit  or  profession  within  the  limits  of 
this  District  during  the  rebellion,  under  a penalty  of  thirty 
days  imprisonment  for  each  offence. 

Resolved  further,  That  the  Mayor  be  requested  to  lay  a 
copy  of  these  resolutions  before  Gen.  Wadsworth  and  the 
President  of  the  United  States. 


A RESOLUTION  requesting  the  Mayor  to  cause  the  removal  of  a stable. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  requested  to  notify  the  proprie- 
tor of  the  stable  erected  at  the  western  termination  of  Pros- 
pect street,  by  virtue  of  a resolution  approved  March  23d, 
1861,  to  have  the  same  removed  within  one  week  after  the 
passage  of  this  resolution,  and  upon  his  failure  to  do  so,  the 
Mayor  is  hereby  authorized  to  have  the  same  removed. 

Approved  September  4,  1862. 


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RESOLUTIONS  manifesting  the  respect  of  this  Corporation  for  the  memo- 
ry of  the  late  David  English,  Esq. 

Whereas  it  has  pleased  an  all-wise  Providence  to  remove 
from  our  midst  by  death  our  esteemed  fellow-citizen,  David 
English,  Esq.,  for  many  years  a valued  member  of  the  Board 
of  Common  Council,  a Commissioner  of  the  Sinking  Fund,  a 
prominent  merchant,  and  largely  connected  with  nearly  all 
the  public  enterprise  in  our  town  : 

Be  it  resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of 
Common  Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Greorgetown , That  the 
members  of  this  Corporation  deeply  sympathize  with  the  be- 
reaved family  of  the  deceased  in  their  affliction. 

Resolved , That  in  respect  to  the  memory  of  the  deceased, 
the  members  of  this  Corporation  wear  crape  on  the  left  arm 
for  the  period  of  thirty  days. 

Resolved , That  the  Clerk  of  the  Corporation  be  directed  to 
furnish  the  family  of  the  deceased  with  a copy  of  the  forego- 
ing resolutions. 

Approved  September  16,  1862. 


AN  ORDINANCE  for  repairing  the  Foot  pavements  in  Georgetown. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of 
Common  Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Greorgetown , That  all 
breaches  of  the  pavements  on  any  of  the  paved  or  gravelled 
streets  in  Georgetown  be,  and  they  are  hereby,  declared  an 
inconvenience  and  annoyance,  and  that  the  Mayor  cause  no- 
tice of  all  such  nuisances  to  be  given  to  the  owner  or  occu- 
pier of  any  lot  or  part  of  a lot,  requiring  the  repairs  neces- 
sary, to  be  made  within  ten  days  after  such  notice ; and  in 
case  of  failure,  by  refusal  or  neglect,  to  comply  with  the  May- 
or’s requisition,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Mayor  to  order 
such  work  to  be  done,  the  expense  of  the  same  to  be  charged 
to  the  owner  of  the  lot,  or  lots,  or  part  of  a lot,  and  shall  be  a 
tax  upon  such  lot  or  part  of  a lot,  to  be  collected  in  the  man- 
ner prescribed  by  the  charter  of  the  town,  and  that  all  ordi- 
nances or  parts  of  ordinances  inconsistent  with  this,  be,  and 
the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Approved  September  16,  1862. 


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A RESOLUTION  making  an  appropriation  to  pay  certain  claims. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  JEL  B.  W alker  amount  of  his  bill  for 
carpenter’s  work  to  August  5,  1862,  sixteen  dollars  and  fifty 
cents  ; to  the  order  of  G.  W.  Wight,  amount  of  his  bill  for 
furniture,  for  police  station,  approved  by  Superintendent 
Webb,  nineteen  dollars  ; to  the  order  of  Everett  & Brother, 
amount  of  their  bill  of  June  12,  1862,  for  repairing  guttering 
and  spouting  of  Town  House,  seven  dollars  and  twenty  cents  ; 
to  the  order  of  Dickson  & King,  amount  of  their  bill  for  fuel 
to  April  12,  1862,  twenty-one  dollars  and  fifty  cents  ; and  to 
the  order  of  C.  B.  Cluskey,  in  full  payment  of  all  claims  by 
him  for  services  in  connection  with  the  improvement  of  the 
channel  of  the  Potomac  river,  one  hundred  and  seventy-four 
dollars  and  eighty-nine  cents. 

Approved  September  15,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  appointing  a Commissioner  of  the  Sinking  Fund. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  George 
W.  Beall  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  appointed  a Commissioner  of 
the  Sinking  Fund  in  the  place  of  the  late  David  English,  Esq. 
Approved  September  16,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  the  Orphans’  Court,  Henry  Polkinhorn,  Cle- 
ment Wilson,  and  for  another  purpose. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  George  S.  Gideon,  nineteen  dollars 
and  thirty- seven  cents,  being  one  fourth  of  the  sum  appro- 
priated by  the  Orphans’  Court  for  records,  as  per  order  of 
May  20,  1862;  and  to  Magruder  & Stone  fourteen  dollars 
and  seventy-five  cents,  being  one  fourth  of  the  sum  for  fur- 
nishing fuel  to  the  Orphans’  Court,  per  order  of  August  16, 
1862;  and  to  the  order  of  Henry  Polkinhorn  thirty  dollars, 
for  his  bill  of  February  4,  1862,  for  printing  committee  of 


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of  ways  and  means  and  Clerk’s  annual  reports ; and  to  the 
order  of  Clement  Wilson  thirty-three  dollars  and  twenty-four 
cents,  for  his  bill  as  scavenger  to  the  station  house,  from  Feb- 
ruary 10,  to  September  1,  1862;  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  in- 
structed to  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Sergeant  of  the  George- 
town Precinct,  Metropolitan  Police,  D,  C.,  quarter  yearly* 
fifteen  dollars,  for  services  of  scavenger*  upon  proper  vouch- 
ers, until  otherwise  ordered. 

Approved  September  16*  1862, 


A RESOLUTION  giving  consent  for  the  ejection  of  a Hydrant* 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com - 
mon  Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  to  cause  the  erection 
of  a suitable  hydrant  on  Fayette  street,  at  such  point  within 
the  limits  of  the  Corporation  as  may  be  selected  by  the  mana- 
gers of  the  Catholic  Free  School,  and  to  defray  the  expense 
thereof,  the  sum  of  twenty-five  dollars  is  hereby  appropriated- 
Approved  September  16*  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  relating  to  the  Stacks  at  the  southern  termination  of 
Fayette  street.. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com" 
mon  Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  to  advertise  the  ma- 
terial in  the  foundry  stacks,  erected  at  the  intersection  of 
Water  and  Fayette  streets,  at  public  saley  to  be  removed  by 
the  purchaser  at  such  time  as  may  be  designated  by  the 
Mayor. 

Approved  September  16,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  William  Whelan. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com ~ 
mon  Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  to  pay  to  the  order  of 
William  Whelan  one  hundred  and  twenty  dollars  and  seventy- 


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two  cents,  being  in  full  of  his  bill  f<  r work  and  materials 
from  April  1,  to  July  1,  inclusive. 

Approved  September  16,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  for  the  relief  of  Isaac  Devenport. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the 
Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  Isaac  Devenport  six  dollars,  being 
a portion  of  a fine  imposed  by  H.  Reaver,  J.  P.,  for  running 
a cart  or  wagon  without  license,  in  July,  1862. 

Approved  September  16,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  authorizing  the  repair  of  Pumps  in  a certain  contingency. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen , and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Greorgetown , That  whene- 
ver the  High  Service  Reservoir  fails  to  supply  the  upper  por- 
tion of  the  town  with  water,  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby, 
authorized  and  requested  to  have  the  pumps  in  that  part  of 
the  town  dependent  on  the  High  Service  Reservoir  for  water, 
put  in  repair  so  that  they  can  be  used;  the  resolution  of  this 
Corporation  discontinuing  pumps,  approved  February  8,  1862, 
to  the  contrary  notwithstanding. 

Approved  October  3,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  Taxes  on  emancipated  negroes. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Greorgetown , That  the 
Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  instructed  to  pay  to  the  several 
parties  who  have  paid  taxes  on  slaves  for  the  current  year, 
prior  to  the  emancipation  act  of  Congress,  three  fourths  of  the 
net  amount  of  taxes  paid  on  said  slaves  since  emancipated." 

And  the  Clerk  is  hereby  further  instructed  to  credit  the 
Collector  of  Taxes  with  three  fourths  of  the  taxes  assessed  on 
slaves  the  current  year,  and  since  emancipated,  which  taxes 
still  remain  unpaid,  said  three  fourths  being  hereby  remitted 
by  this  Corporation. 

Approved  October  3,  1862. 


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A RESOLUTION  to  pay  the  expenses  of  the  Poor  And  Work  House  for  the 
quarter  ending  June  30th,  1862* 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
gum  of  five  hundred  and  forty-one  dollars  and  eight  cents  be, 
and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  to  defray  the  expense 
of  the  Poor  and  Work  House  for  the  quarter  ending  June 
30,  1862,  and  that  the  amount  named  be  paid  by  the  Clerk 
to  the  order  of  the  Trustee,  he  furnishing  proper  vouchers  for 
the  same. 

Approved  October  3,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  Joseph  Libbey. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the 
Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  Joseph  Libbey  one  hundred  and 
ninety-nine  dollars  and  twenty  cents,  in  full  for  his  bill  for 
lumber  to  June  12,  1862. 

Approved  October  3,  1862, 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  the  Mayor’s  and  Clerk’s  contingent  funds. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the 
sura  of  three  hundred  dollars  be,  and  is  hereby  appropriated, 
one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  of  the  same  as  a contingent 
fund  for  the  Mayor,  and  one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  as  a 
contingent  fund  for  the  Clerk. 

Approved  October  3,  1862. 


RESOLUTIONS  accepting  and  disposing  of  the  bequest  ef  the  late  Mary 

Hadersley. 

Whereas  the  late  Mrs.  Mary  Iladersley  bequeathed  to  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown,  for  the  use  of  the  Alms  House, 
the  residue  of  her  estate  after  payment  of  the  legal  claims 
against  it ; and  whereas  the  amount  of  said  bequest,  namely  : 


b 


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two  hundred  and  eighty-five  dollars  and  ninety-one  cents,  has 
been  received  by  the  Mayor,  ($215  91  from  the  hands  of  Mrs. 
Maria  Bohrer,  and  $70  from  the  hands  of  Mrs.  Eliza  M. 
Mosher,)  and  by  the  Mayor  deposited  with  the  Clerk  of  the 
Corporation : 

Therefore  be  it  resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and 
Board  of  Common  Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Creorgetowny 
That  the  amount  of  said  bequest  ($285,91)  be  exchanged  by 
the  Clerk  for  stock  of  this  Corporation  bearing  six  per  cent 
interest,  on  the  best  terms,  and  in  the  name  of  the  Trustee  of 
the  Poor  and  Work  House. 

Be  it  further  resolved , That  the  said  trustee  shall,  on  or 
about  the  first  day  of  July  1863,  and  every  year  thereafter, 
draw  from  the  Clerk  the  interest  on  said  stock,  to  be  by  said 
trustee  expended  in  the  purchase  of  such  articles  of  diet  as 
may  be  necessary  to  prepare  an  extra  dinner  for  the  inmates 
of  the  Poor  and  Work  House,  to  be  served  to  said  inmates  on 
the  4th  day  of  July  in  each  year  hereafter. 

Be  it  also  resolved , That  the  Clerk  prepare  and  send  to 
Mrs.  Maria  Bohrer  and  Mrs.  Eliza  M.  Mosher  copies  of  these 
resolutions — one  copy  to  each  lady. 

Approved  December  20,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  in  faver  of  Walter  Godey,  and  to  pay  a judgment  in  favor 
of  Christian  Krouse. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Gfeorgetown , That  the 
Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  Walter  Godey  eleven  dollars  and 
seventy-five  cents,  in  full  payment  for  his  bill  for  ice  furnished 
this  Corporation  to  October  15,  1862.  Also,  that  the  Clerk 
pay  to  the  order  of  Christian  Krouse  twelve  dollars  and  sixty 
cents,  being  the  amount  of  a judgment  by  the  Circuit  Court 
of  Washington  County,  D.  C.,  in  favor  of  said  Christian 
Krouse  against  this  Corporation,  for  costs — the  same  being 
upon  an  appeal  from  the  decision  of  Justice  Reaver  fining 
the  said  Krouse. 

Approved  December  20,  1862. 


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A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  J.  B.  Vanderwetken . 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Greorgetown , That  the 
sum  of  fifty-five  dollars  and  twenty-five  cents  be,  and  the  same 
is  hereby,  appropriated,  to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk  to  the  order 
of  J.  B.  Vanderwerken,  for  altering  and  repairing  the  hose 
reel  of  the  Vigilant  Fire  Company,  per  order  of  the  Mayor— 
the  same  being  in  full  of  his  bill  to  date. 

Approved  December  20,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  for  the  relief  of  Mary  Crowley  and  Joseph  Nicholson. 
Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com 
mon  Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
Trustee  of  the  Poor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  ordered  to  deliver 
to  Mary  Crowdey  four  hogs,  and  to  Joseph  Nicholson  one  hog, 
owned  by  them  and  seized  by  the  police  for  running  at  large 
contrary  to  law,  provided  they  are  taken  away  in  one  week 
from  the  passage  of  this  resolution,  and  all  expenses  incurred 
by  said  Trustee  in  keeping  said  hogs  are  paid  to  him* 
Approved  December  20,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  for  purposes  therein  named. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com - 
mon  Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
sum  of  two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  be,  and  the  same  is 
hereby,  appropriated,  to  be  paid  to  the  order  of  Mrs.  Caleb 
B.  Smith,  in  aid  of  the  fund  to  be  used  in  providing  a Christ- 
mas dinner  for  the  sick  and  wounded  soldiers  of  the  various 
hospitals  of  the  District  of  Columbia. 

Approved  December  20,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  the  Council  Chamber. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
several  building  associations  be,  and  they  are  hereby,  permit- 


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ted  to  use  the  Council  Chamber,  provided  they  pay  one  dollar 
per  night  each  to  the  Messenger  of  the  Mayor,  for  the  use  of 
the  Corporation,  to  reimburse  the  Corporation  for  gas  and 
fuel  consumed  by  them. 

Approved  December  20,  1862. 


A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  the  Scavenger. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
salary  of  the  Scavenger  be,  and  the  same  shall  be,  forty  dol- 
lars per  month,  instead  of  thirty  dollars,  until  otherwise  or- 
dered, payable  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor,  and  the  increased 
pay  shall  commence  on  the  first  day  of  December,  1862. 

Approved  December  20,  1862.  # 


A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  School  Taxes. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Alderryen  and  Board  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the 
Collector  of  Taxes  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  instructed  to  enforce 
the  payment  of  the  school  tax  for  the  year  1861,  in  confor- 
mity with  the  act  of  Congress  and  the  ordinance  of  this  Cor- 
poration as  soon  as  practicable. 

Approved  December  20  1862. 


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CORPORATE  AUTHORITIES  OF  THE  TOWN 


HENRY  ADDISON, Mayor. 

Willum  Laird, Clerk  and  Treasurer . 

William  H.  Tenney, Clerk  to  Commissioners  of  Sinking  Fund . 

Charles  D.  Welch,...  . Tax  Collector . 


BOARD  OF  ALDERMEN. 

Walter  S.  Cox,  Recorder  and  President . Peter  Berry, 
CeorgeW.  Beall,  Joseph  Libbey, 

Henry  M.  Sweeney,  (One  vacancy.) 

William  Laird,  Secretary  to  Board  of  Aldermen. 


BOARD  OF  COMMON  COUNCIL. 


John  MARBifRY,  Jr.,  President , 

L.  M.  Clements, 

Charles  S.  English, 

S II.  Howell, 

Thomas  A.  Newman, 

(One  vacancy.) 

Thomas  Jewell,  Clerk  to  Board  of  Common  Council . 
Thomas  Donaldson,  Messenger  to  the  two  Boards. 


J.  I.  Barrett, 
William  Collins, 
James  Goddard, 

J.  S.  Kelly, 
William  H.  Tenney. 


INSPECTORS  AND  MARKERS  OF  LUMBER. 


H.  Wingate,  Charles  Myers. 

George  Shoemaker,  Flour  Inspector. 

James  Robertson,  Inspector  of  Salted  Provisions  and  Butter. 

II.  B.  Walker,  Market  Master  and  Sealer  of  Weights  and  Measures . 
H.  G.  Ritter,  Weigher  of  Hay,  Straw  and  Fodder, 


GUARDIANS  OF  GEORGETOWN  SCHOOL. 

George  W.  Beall,  Thomas  Jewell, 

William  L.  Dunlop,  William  C.  Magee, 

William  H.  Tennet,  F.  St.  Clair  Barbara, 

Anthony  Hyde. 

WOOD  CORDERS  AND  MEASURERS. 

Ibaao  Birch,  Henry  Burrows. 


ASSESSORS. 


John  E.  Cox. 
George  W.  Beall. 


M.  V,  Bucket. 


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BOARD  OF  APPEALS. 

W.  H.  Tenney,  W.  H Qodex. 

A.  H.  Pickrell, 

M.  V.  Bucket,  Trustee  of  the  Poor. 

Henry  Reaver,  Police  Magistrate. 

John  Silence,  Chimney  Sweep. 

Joseph  Libbey,  Commissioner  for  Grading  Streets. 

W.  C.  Smith,  Surveyor. 

J.  Q.  Larman,  Inspector  of  Fire  Engines. 


TRUSTEES  CORCORAN  CHARITY. 

John  Marbury,  W.  S.  Cox. 

(One  vacancy.)  , 


WATER  BOARD. 

Henry  Addison,  Joseph  Libbet, 

Geo.  W.  Beall. 


First  Precinct. 
Joseph  F.  Birch, 
Daniel  McCann, 

H.  C.  Wingate. 


JUDGES  OF  ELECTIONS. 

Third  Precinct. 
Charles  Myers, 
H.  G.  Ritter, 

W.  C.  Magee. 


Second  Precinct , 

J.  Edmonson, 

Edward  Chapman, 

W.  H.  Godey, 


Fourth  Precinct. 

Jacob  Staub, 
Jacob  Ramsburg, 
Clement  A.  Peck, 


COMMISSIONERS  OF  THE  SINKING  FUND. 


Henry  Addison, 
Hugh  Caperton, 
William  King, 
Judson  Mitchell, 


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One  vacancy.) 


Samuel  Cropley, 
Thomas  Brown, 
E.  M.  Linthicum, 
P.  T.  Berry. 


APPOINTMENTS  BY  THE  MAYOR. 

WARDENS. 


Northwest  Ward. 

Henry  King, 

Edward  J.  Shoemaker. 

Northeast  Ward. 

John  M.  Stake, 

George  Shoemaker, 


Southeast  Ward. 

Dr.  J.  Ritchie, 
James  Goddard. 

Southwest  Ward. 
Samuel  Cropley, 
George  Shoemaker. 


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ON  PARTY  WALLS  AND  PARTITION  FENCES. 

George  Shoemaker,  James  F.  Essex. 

Joseph  Libbey, 

Charles  Boarman,  Messenger  to  Mayor  and  Clerk , 
George  Harrison,  Scavenger . 

John  Hess,  Night  Scavenger . 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


— ; — — 0 — — 

Aqueduct  street,  resolution  in  regard  to,..*.. -.. 5 

Assessors  and  others,  claims  of,  resolution  to  pay..* ... ... ]8 

Bridge  keeper  at  Little  Falls  Bridge*  resolution  discontinuing  a 9 

Bridge  on  Market  street,  resolution  for  the  repair  of  the .........  ......  27 

Ballinger,  Richard,  resolution  in  favor  of... 17 

Birch,  Joseph  F.,  resolution  in  favor  of . 10.  20 

Bequest  of  the  late  Mary  Hadersley,  resolutions  accepting  and  dis- 
posing of  the..... 33 

Certain  persons  named,  resolution  in  favor  of...... ...... ...... ......... ...  5 

resolution  in  favor  of 0,  15 

Committee  representing  the  interest  of  the  City  before  Congress,  reso- 
lution instructing  the 4 

Congressional  Committee*  resolution  instructing.. 5,  9 

Clerk  of  the  Corporation,  resolution  fixing  the  salary  of 6 

Commissioner  to  represent  the  stock  of  the  Corporation  in  the  Ches. 

and  Ohio  Canal  Company,  resolution  appointing  a ......  8 

Collector  of  Taxes*  resolution  in  relation  to  the 9,  18 

ordinance  in  relation  to 28 

Claims,  certain,  resolution  to  pay • 18 

resolution  making  an  appropriation  to  pay 30 

Commissioner  of  Sinking  Fund,  resolution  appointing  a 30 

Crowley,  Mary,  resolution  for  the  relief  of 35 

Council  Chamber,  resolution  in  relation  to  the 35 

Damage  to  streets  and  roads  from  transportation  of  Army  supplies, 

resolution  in  relation  to  the 21 

Davenport,  Isaac,  resolution  for  the  relief  of 82 

Essex,  James  F.,  resolution  in  favor  of...... 10 

English,  David,  resolutions  manifesting  the  respect  of  this  Corpo- 
ration for  the  memory  of  the  late * 29 

Emmert,  William,  resolution  granting  certain  privileges  to... 20 

Fletcher,  W.  H. , and  others,  resolution  in  favor  of 4*  10 

Forsyth,  William,  resolution  in  favor  of.. 20 

Fence  of  Poor  and  Work  house  grounds,  resolution  to  rebuild  a por- 
tion of  the 21 

Flagway  across  Valley  street,  resolution  makiug  an  appropriation  to 

lay  a.. 26 

Foot  pavements*  ordinance  for  repairing  the........;  m*. ........ 29 


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Godey,  W.,  and  others,  resolution  in  favor  of 16,  34 

Hilleary,  J.  W.,  resolution  in  favor  of 23 

Hydrant,  a resolution  giving  consent  for  the  erection  of  a 31 

High  street  Wharf,  resolution  in  relation  to 19 

Krcuse,  Christian,,  judgment  in  favor  of,  to  be  paid 34 

Lauck,  D.  I.  S.,  resoution  in  favor  of 19 

Libbey,  Joseph,  resolution  in  favor  of , 33 

Market-house,  resolution  relating  to  the 7,  16 

resolution  making  an  appropriation  for  lighting, 

cleaning,  and  sweeping  the 19 

Hose  to  be  purchased  for  use  of 24 

McQuillan,  John  J.,  resolution  in  favor  of 7 

Marll,  Joseph  W.,  resolution  in  favor  of 10 

McMullen,  W.  W.,  resolution  in  favor  of 26 

Mayor  to  cause  the  removal  of  stable,  resolution  requesting  the 28 

Mayor  and  Clerk’s  Contingent  Fund,  resolution  in  favor  of  the 33 

Nuisances,  ordinance  amending  an  ordinance  respecting 26 

Nicholson,  Joseph,  resolution  for  the  relief  of 35 

Oath  of  Allegiance,  resolutions  respecting  the , 28 

Orphan’s  Court,  resolution  in  favor  of  the 30 

Police  Magistrates,  resolution  regulating 3 

Poor,  resolution  for  the  relief  of  the 4 

Pumps  to  be  discontinued,  resolution  relating  to 9 

Poor  and  Workhouse,  Resolutions  in  relation  to  the  expenses  of — 

for  first  quarter  of  1862, 2i 

for  the  quaTter  ending  June  30,  1862 33 

Polkinhorn,  Henry,  resolution  in  favor  of . 30 

Pumps  in  a certain  contingency,  resolution  authorizing  the  repair 

of 32 

Purpose  therein  named,  resolution  in  favor  of 35 

Reaver,  Henry,  resolution  in  favor  of 10 

Small-pox,  resolution  in  relation  to  the 7,  8 

Sherwood,  George  L , resolution  for  the  relief  of 17 

Sherwood,  E.,  resolution  in  favor  of..... 23 

Schnieder,  L.  H.  & G.  C.,  resolution  in  favor  of . 20 

Streets,  certain,  resolution  for  the  repair  of 22 

of  the  town,  resolution  providing  for  liming  the , 27 

Swine,  ordinance  supplementary  to  an  ordinance  regulating  tho 

keeping  of 25 

Smith,  J.  A.,  clerk,  resolution  in  favor  of. 27 

Stacks  at  the  southern  termination  of  Fayette  street,  resolution  rela- 
ting to  the  31 

Scavenger,  resolution  in  relation  to  the 36 


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Trustee  of  the  Poor  and  Work  house,  &c.,  resolution  in  favor  of 6 

Tax  for  the  year  1862,  ordinance  laying  a General  and  Special  direct  10 
Tax,  ordinance  providing  for  the  collection  of  a General  and  Special 

direct 12 

Tax,  Gas,  for  the  year  1862,  ordinance  laying  a 16 

Taxes,  School,  resolution  in  relation  to 17,  36 

Tax,  Water,  ordinance  extending  the  time  for  the  collection  of  one 

moiety  of  the 24 

Taxes  on"  emancipated  negroes,  resolution  in  relation  to . 82 

Town  House,  resolution  providing  for  a repair  of  the .....  24 

Vanderwerken,  J.  B.,  resolution  in  favor  of 36 

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Water  Stock,  resolution  in  relation  to 8 

Walker,  H.  B.,  resolution  in  favor  of 23 

Whelan,  William,  resolution  in  favor  of 9,  23,  31 

Watchhouse,  resolution  for  cleaning  the 23 

Wilson,  Clement,  and  another  purpose,  resolution  in  favor  of 31 


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